Combined spat and puttee



C. TWEEDIE.

COMBINED SPAT AND PUTTEE. APPLICATION FILED 1uLv 11,1921.

1,494,5 2, 4 PateDtedAug; 1, 1922.

CHARLES TWEEIDIE, OF JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI.

COMBINED SPAT AND PUTTEE.

Application filed July 11,

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, CHARLEs Twunorn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jefferson City, county of Cole, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Spats and Puttees, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to puttees and has for its principal objects to devise such an article that will fit neatly around the ankle, that can be easily applied. and that can be worn satisfactorily with low shoes. The invention consists partly in providing a spiral puttee with a low spat .or spat-like member constituting an anchor whereby the end portion of the puttee may be secured in position. The invention further consists in the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification and wherein like reference characters refer to like parts wherever they occur,

Fig. l is a plan view of a combined spat and puttee embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof on a smaller scale showing the device as worn; and

Fig. 3 is a part plan view, the dotted lines showing the form of the puttee be fore it is secured to the spat.

My device comprises a low spat or spatlike member A to the top margin of which is secured a spiral puttee B. The spat-like member A is adapted to be worn over a low shoe C. Preferably the fly 10 thereof is made integral with one of the quarters 1.1.. The fly 10 is provided with button holes 12 that cooperate with buttons 13 on the quarter to secure the parts of the spat together. A strap 14 secured to one of the quarters extends under the shoe and is provided with a button 15 that fits in a button hole 16 on the other side of the quarter. Thus the spat is held in position on the shoe and is prevented from slipping.

Secured to the upper edge of the spat A is a lower side edge of a spiral puttee B, which is preferably cut on the bias so as to permit the cloth to yield or stretch and accommodate itself to the shape of the leg of the wearer.

The upper edge of the spat A is curved; and the lower side marginal portion of the end of the puttee B is stitched to this curved Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Alugtl, 1922.

1921. Serial No. 483,812.

upper edge of the spat. In its original or flat form, the end portion of the puttee is straight or only slightly curved. The puttee is stitched to the upper edge of the spat so that its lower edge conforms to the curve of said upper edge of the spat. Thus the free portion of the puttee wrinkles and puckers when the spat is opened out fiat. When the device is worn, this free portion of the puttee tends to form an upstanding portion and accommodates itself to the leg.

The puttees commonly used are worn with high shoes; because if they are worn with low shoes, there is a gap between the lower part of the puttee and the upper edge. of the shoe and thus the ankle portion is unpro tected and the puttee is unsightlyand uncomfortable. When the puttee is used on a high shoe, the ankle portion of the foot and the leg have an unsightly and bulky appearance. My device is particularly adapted for use with low shoes; it provides a means for I anchoring the lower end of the puttee so as to prevent slipping thereof and gapping at the. ankle and it produces a sightly appearance. It is easy to position the spat and puttee properly and to wind the puttee about the leg; whereas with ordinary puttees there is considerable difficulty in beginning the winding of the puttee and the lower portion thereof frequently slips and gaps.

Instead of being made integral with a quarter, the fly maybe made separate. in which case there will be a seam down the front of the spat. Obviously, other changes may be made.

What I claim is:

1. A. combined spat and puttee comprising a foot portion and an elongated flexible leg portion secured at the end to the upper part of said foot portion and extending therefrom in a substantially horizontal direction to enable it to be wrapped around the leg without considerable puckering.

2. A combined spat and puttee comprising a low-quarter foot portion and an elongated flexible leg portion secured at the end to the upper part of said foot portion and extending therefrom in a substantially horizontal. direction toenable it to be wrapped around the leg without considerable puckering.

3. A combined low-quarter spat and puttee the lower side margin of the lower portion of the puttee being secured to the upper margin of said spat and the free upper side margin of the puttee opposite said se cured portion being puckered when the.

tiole is opened out fiat. v

4:. A combined spat-and pu-ttee comprising a spat-like member consisting of low quarters with curved upper edges, and a said of the" puttee being less curvature than said margin of said spat whereby the puttee is enabled to conform to the ankleof the wearer.

I 6. A combined spat and puttee comprising a spat lilre member and a put-tee having the lower edge of the end portion thereof stitched to the upper edges of said spat, said lower marginal portion of saidputtee being of less curvature than said upper edge of said spat, but being secured to said spat so as to conform to the curve of said "upper edge thereof. n

Signed at Jefferson City, Missouri, this 5th day of July, 1921' CHARLES TW'EEDIE. 

